[mou-net] Spring Birds

Monday morning I drove Black Dog Road in Burnsville and found 13 species of waterfowl including FOY No. Shoveler, Canvasback, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwell, Ring-neck Duck. There were large flocks of Wood Ducks (mostly in pairs), Hooded Mergansers, and scaup. There was a large raft of mixed divers

[mou-net] Lake Hiawatha Great Blue Herons

There were six Great Blue Herons standing forlornly on the ice in the middle of Lake Hiawatha in Mpls yesterday evening. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Early yellow-rumped warbler, Pine County

Yesterday I was watching the goldfinches and dark eyed juncos at my feeder when I saw a bird that looked different from the rest. Brown with streaked sides with faint patches of yellow, an eye ring, and a yellow crown. Later I saw the yellow rump that gave it away- yellow-rumped warbler, the

[mou-net] Birds and Beers - Sherburne

This is an invitation to all for Birds and Beers - Sherburne - 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT, April 1, at Bailey Ray's Roadhouse in Santiago.  Here's their website with directions.  Please join us for our inaugural event if you can! http://www.baileyrays.com/directions.html Betsy Beneke Join or

[mou-net] Eurasian collared dove

A Eurasian collard dove was foraging under our bird feeder around noon today. Bob Test Your Nature Knowledge: nature puzzles http://robertbystrom.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Purple Finches!!

Today's additions are a small flock of purple finches to add to the multitudes of juncos. Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese have been back for a week or more; Robins and Bluebirds flew in over the weekend. Holly Peirson Columbus, SE Anoka Co. Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Collard dove location

I’m sorry I forgot to mention the location: Washington County near Stillwater. Bob Test Your Nature Knowledge: nature puzzles http://robertbystrom.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Red-shouldered Hawk, Medina, Hennepin Co.

Just saw a Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a wire (looked to be in hunting mode) on Tamarack Drive, just north of Hennepin Co. Rd 24 in Medina. Also, numerous juncos and Fox Sparrows around - the type of birds that often hit windows during migration. It is time to make your home windows as safe as

[mou-net] Lake Byllesby Area Today

Hi First of all I want to thank Conny Brunell for her report from yesterday on this area. She always does such a good job. My friend Russ and I went down this morning first of all to the Industrial park. We didn’t see too much the first time we were there, just a horned lark and some geese

Re: [mou-net] Snowies in Dodge County

I went down to Dodge County (690th Avenue and 130th Street) area late afternoon today. Found 10 snowies. They were quite active. I saw 2 or 3 at once a few times! Such a treat. I wonder why they are congregating there… and still here for that matter! Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Birds and Beers, April 21st at Merlin's Rest, Hennepin county

Birds and Beers will be meeting on April 21st at 6pm at Merlin's Rest in South Mpls. http://merlinsrest.com/ Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities-if you're interested in birds, you're invited. You can meet other birders-maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where